My iTunes library has now been registered against 5 iPods

So what happens when I replace my current iPod (which is a classic, but suffering from very low battery life)? It would be the 6th user, and from I understand all of the songs that I have purchased would not be transferrable. Is this correct? If so, does anyone know of a way around this? Given that Apple bring out new products every year, and people have a tendency to upgrade, surely this issue has already arisen somewhere already? No? Help?
Thanks

Yes Ron, you're right, maybe I'd better re-phrase my question!
I have already registered five COMPUTERS against my iTunes library. What should I do with this current laptop breaks (which it will, inevitably, in about another two years) and I need to replace it with a 6th computer. Do I lose all my purchased songs? How can I save them so that they can be used on the next machine?

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